A particle supply apparatus is disclosed that includes a particle
accommodating unit that accommodates particles, a gas spouting unit that
is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is
configured to spout gas toward the particles, a conveying mechanism that
applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle
accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward a supply destination,
and a gas discharge unit that discharges gas contained within the
particle accommodating unit toward an exterior side of the particle
accommodating unit.